Holder for ironing-boards and the like.



H. V. BASLEY. HOLDER FOR momma BOARDS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 18; l9l6.

Patented Aug. 20, 1918.

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HARVEY V. BASLEY, 0F JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

HOLDER FOR IRONING-BOARDS AND THE LIKE.

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Application filed September 18, 1916.

To all who/)2. it may concern Be it known that I, HARVEY V. BASLEY, residing at Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Holders for Ironing-Boards and the like, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to a holder or bracket adapted for conveniently and detachably supporting ironing boards and the like and the object of the invention is to provide a holder or bracket which will be simple, strong and eilicient for its purpose and which may be manufactured at small cost.

A further object is to provide a holder or bracket which may be readily adjusted to accomn'iodate itself for supporting ironing boards and the like of various sizes, and to provide attaching means for the bracket adapted to retain the bracket in any adjusted position.

A more detailed object is to provide a bracket which is made preferably from a single length of wire bent to form all of the necessary and desirable elements of the device.

A further object is to provide a support or bracket of the type indicated which comprises a pair of arms, and to so shape and form the arms that they will be resilient of a desirable extent for improving the gripping action upon the ironing board or the like.

Other objects and aims of the invention, more or less specific than those referred to above, will be in part obvious and in part pointed out in the course of the following description of the elements, combinations, arrangements of parts and applications of principles, constituting the invention; and the scope of protection contemplated will be indicated in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which are to be taken as a part of this specification, and in which I have shown a merely preferred form of embodiment of the invention:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a bracket constructed in accordance with the provisions of this invention, illustrating the same in use supporting an ironin board.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged top plan view of the bracket shown in Fig. 1.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 20, 1918.

Serial No. 120,630.

Fig. 3 illustrates a modification.

Referring to the drawings for a detailed description of the structures which are illustrated therein, the reference character L indicates an ironing board. The reference character G indicates the bracket which is adapted to be connected to one surface of a door, wall, or other appropriate support, by means of screws H.

The bracket is formed of a single length of wire shaped to provide two halves or arms 1 and 2 of identical shape. The wire is bent, or crooked, at a point 3 intermediate the arms 1 and 2 for defining a proper and appropriate point whereby the wire may be readily bent in adjusting the arms with respect to each other. The portion 3 thereby constitutes a desirable integral hinge section.

Each arm constitutes an upper lead 4 and a lower lead 5, said leads being provided by bending the outer ends of the wire upon themselves, as clearly seen in Fig. 1. The end portion of the lower lead is bent clownwardly to form a brace leg 6 and the extreme end of this leg is bent to form an eye 7 An eye 8 is formed in the upper lead of each arm adjacent the hinge section 3, said eye 8 being formed by bending an upwardly extending loop in the wire, as clearly indicated in Fig. 1.

The eyes 7 and 8 are intended to receive the screws H.

The outer end portions of the arms 1 and 2 are bent outwardly at right angles to the major portion of said arms, as at 9, to form shoulders against which the inclined edges 10 of the ironing board may engage. The outer ends of the portion forming the shoulders 9 are provided with inturned fingers 10 for engaging over a relatively outer surface of the ironing board to retain the ironing board against accidental displacement, as will be clearly seen from an inspection of Fig. 2.

In order to adjust the device for ironing boards of diiierent widths it is simply necessary to bend the arms upwardly or downwardly about the hinge section 3 as a pivot. Upward movement of the arms will move the shoulders 9 farther apart for accommodating wider boards, while downward movement will bring the shoulders 9 closer together for accommodating boards of a less width. The brace legs 6 may also be bent with respect to the remaiiuler of the arms points indicated at 11. so as to reaCily d:

pose said brace in the ll nopi ate bracing position ftCCl of incline or the arms.

The upper leads l of each arm is preterablr bent intermediate its length as at so as to improve the appearanco oi the d rice and to provide a slight degree of resiliency in lead in the direction ot the l To that when 9 and 1:

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the shoulder porno i or bite slightl, board.

Although l have illustrated and described this derice to be formed or on it \Tlll ner- Q ertheless be apparent that the broad idea embodied thereii l namcl that of providing opposing shoulder portions which are adjustable with respect to ei'ich other tor gripping oppcsi' es of ironing boards or the like oi ciiierent idths. in: be. attained by the use of laterialin by the use of devices ie 1 detail structural characteris tics dilterent- .rom those ill ustrated and deicribed therein.

the receiving toe sci TVS H are formed 0L naturally desirable countersink opening is provided for receiving the screw head.

ill the m dincation l ig. o, one ot the arms is illustrated and the shoulder portion 9 thereof is provided with an anti-friction roller 13. By providing; such a roller upon each of the shoulders likelihood of mutilation of the edges of the ironing board, and particularly oi. avoided.

aring thu scribed my invention What I claim new and de-ure to secure Letters Patent is:

Ii support for ironing boaros or the like. comprisir a member formed of a sin gle length of u ire bent to form a pair of arms a in brace legs for said arms all lying in a common plane, and the outer ends oit' the ironing board covering" is rent to forn'i shoulders at 1 y I i: 1 right angles to Fitlt'l common plane tor on the opposite edges of the ironing board.

2. A support tor ironing boards or the like, comprising a member having a part adapted to be attached to a support and to span the Width of the ironing hearth and having opposing shoulders formed therein for ei opposite edge portions of the ironing; board and antidriction rollers prorided upon said shoulitlers tor the purpose set forth.

i rrier i'or ironing boards or the like 1 member termed of a single 3e shaped to provide an attachnotion adapted for spanning the Width Joard and l which the member ma be fixed to a support to provide portions comprising shoulders adapted for cngag the opposite edges of the ironing board, and to Pi'OVlLlE port-ions compriring brace logs extending trom adjacent said shoulders and harin means whereby they mar be fixed to the support.

i carrier "for ironing boards or the like, log member having a part adapted be atta -hed to a support and to span the the ironing board and having opoulders formed thereon tor engagposite edges of the ironing board, doing; oi? a character to be attached b i mtermedii to portion to said support and also bei in of a character that. the men- 1 tioncd shoulders thereof tend to move toeach oticr when Weight is applied each oi? said shoulders, said member having attaching means intermediate said shoulders and the two mentioned portions thereof inclining downwardly from the region or the attaching means and carrying the shoulders in a plane below the attaching means.

6. A carrier for ironing boards or the like, comprising a member adapted to be attached to a support and to span the Width of the ironing board and havi" opposing shoulders formed thereon tor rig-aging the opposite edges of the ironing board, said member including two portions one for carrying each of said shoulders said member having attaching" means intermediate said shoulders, the two mentioned portions thereof inclining downwardly from the region of the at tachin mean, and carrying the shoulders in a plane below the attaching means, and a. pair 01"- brace legsone extending downwardly Hill from each of said portions and each having attaching means whereby it may be attached to the support,

7. A carrier for ironing boards or the like, comprising a member adapted to be attached to a support and to span the width of the ironing board, and having opposing shoulders formed thereon for engaging the opposite edges of the ironing board, said member including two portions one for carrying each of said shoulders, said member having attaching means intermediate said shoulders, the two mentioned portions thereof inclining downwardly from the region of the attaching means, and a pair of brace legs one extending downwardly from each of said portions and each having attaching means whereby it may be attached to the support, and all of said parts being formed of a single length of wire, said Wire being bent substantially midway in its length to provide the first mentioned attaching means, being bent upon itself near its opposite ends to provide the shoulders providing double thickness for forming the shoulders, and the opposite end portions of said wire being bent diagonally downwardly from adjacent the shoulders so as to provide the brace legs.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

HARVEY V. BASLEY. Witnesses:

L. Gnssrono HANDY, ALLEN A. BASLEY.

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